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we last saw each other during the nato summit in chicago, a city that reflects the friendship between our peoples, including many afghan-americans and the karzai family. mr. president, welcome. we meet at a critical moment. the 33,000 additional forces i ordered to afghanistan have served with honor, they have completed their mission, and returned home this past fall. the transition is well underway, and soon nearly 90% of afghans will live in areas where afghan forces are in the lead for their own security. this year will mark another milestone. afghan forces will take the lead for security across the entire country, and by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for their security, and this war will come to a responsible end. this progress is possible because of the incredible sacrifices of our troops and our diplomats, the forces of our many coalition partners, and the afghan people, who have endured. in this war, more than 2,000 american sons and daughters have had their lives ended, whom we honor forever, and as we announ
we last saw each other during the nato summit in chicago, a city that reflects the friendship between our peoples, including many afghan-americans and the karzai family. mr. president, welcome. we meet at a critical moment. the 33,000 additional forces i ordered to afghanistan have served with honor, they have completed their mission, and returned home this past fall. the transition is well underway, and soon nearly 90% of afghans will live in areas where afghan forces are in the lead for their...
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virtue could survive, that the city and the country alarmed at one common danger, import to meet it." america, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms may come. let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end. that we did not turn our back, nor did we falter. with eyes fixed on the horizon and god's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations. thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. >> former president and mrs. bush said goodbye to the obama's and departed by helicopter on the east part of the capital. >> president and mrs. obama led the inaugural parade from the capitol to the white house. at one point, they got out of the limousine and watched the parade route. e route.alked the parad [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> president barack obama and first lady michelle obama. [cheers a
virtue could survive, that the city and the country alarmed at one common danger, import to meet it." america, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents and endure what storms may come. let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end. that we did not turn our back, nor did we falter. with eyes fixed on the horizon...
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for all of the young people, and we have all lot of young people, city year members, this to be beset the school, as barack says, we are passing the baton to you. as you making your way through life, who are you pulling up behind you? as long as you are pulling somebody behind you, you are doing the right thing. we are very proud of the land we are going to come down and shake some hands. [cheers and applause] >> joe biden and jill biden participated at the d.c. armory. they helped pack kits for wounded warriors and first responders. the vice president also spoke to those who turned out to help. how are you? nice to see you. ♪
for all of the young people, and we have all lot of young people, city year members, this to be beset the school, as barack says, we are passing the baton to you. as you making your way through life, who are you pulling up behind you? as long as you are pulling somebody behind you, you are doing the right thing. we are very proud of the land we are going to come down and shake some hands. [cheers and applause] >> joe biden and jill biden participated at the d.c. armory. they helped pack...
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so it's not just folks who are concerned as i am living in a big city of the level of gun violence. we need to prevent that gun violence and we could take some very sensible measures to do that which gun owners support. gun owner, even those who are members of the nra, support background checks to make sure that violent criminals, people who have severe mental disabilities aren't getting their hands on guns that we don't know about. most americans support closing the gun show loopholes which allows people to purchase weapons without ever having to undergo a background check. so if you do sensible things, whether you're a sportsman who has auled always had guns in the house or someone who is law abiding who wants to protect yourself, you're going to support these sensible measures. it's time for us to stop the violence if we can save one child's life we're doing something good. so i think democrats who tackle this straight on this is an issue where the american people are with those who want to have sensible management of our laws that allow us to make sure that if there's a gun out
so it's not just folks who are concerned as i am living in a big city of the level of gun violence. we need to prevent that gun violence and we could take some very sensible measures to do that which gun owners support. gun owner, even those who are members of the nra, support background checks to make sure that violent criminals, people who have severe mental disabilities aren't getting their hands on guns that we don't know about. most americans support closing the gun show loopholes which...
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what befell newtown is not something we thought possible in any of connecticut's beautiful towns or cities. and yet, in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their lives protecting students. a principal and school psychologist that ran selflessly into harm's way. our brave connecticut state police, newtown's local law enforcement, firemen, and others that responded courageously when called upon. in the aftermath, a selectwoman, a superintendent, and other local officials that have served around-the-clock bringing comfort and stability to newtown. and today, sandy hook's teachers are doing what they do best-- putting the interest of their students first as they return to classrooms, providing stability and continuity that has never been so important and so needed. and then, of course, there are the families. twenty-six families that despite an unimaginable loss have gotten up each and every day since, have been there for one another, and have supported their community as much as that community has suppo
what befell newtown is not something we thought possible in any of connecticut's beautiful towns or cities. and yet, in the midst of one of the worst days in our history, we also saw the best of our state. teachers and a therapist that sacrificed their lives protecting students. a principal and school psychologist that ran selflessly into harm's way. our brave connecticut state police, newtown's local law enforcement, firemen, and others that responded courageously when called upon. in the...
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, and fellow nunalance, since george washington delivered the first state of the union in new york city on this day, in 1790, it has been the tradition of executive leaders to report on the condition of the nation and the state at the beginning of a legislative year. and so today it is my honor and pleasure to give you this report on the state of our state. one year ago, we were scheduled to gather on this second tuesday in january when our friend and colleague alice decroach passed suddenly the night before. causing us to delay this report. i miss his card work and kind spirit and think of him often in this job. i'm so pleased to see his wife here in this chamber as the duely elected member of the assembly continues his hard work and does honor to his memory. thank you. just three months ago, we were proceeding normally with our lives getting ready for a national election and the holidays to follow. then sandy hit. sandy was the worst storm to strike new jersey in our history. 346,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. nearly 7 million people and over 1,000 schools were without power. 11
, and fellow nunalance, since george washington delivered the first state of the union in new york city on this day, in 1790, it has been the tradition of executive leaders to report on the condition of the nation and the state at the beginning of a legislative year. and so today it is my honor and pleasure to give you this report on the state of our state. one year ago, we were scheduled to gather on this second tuesday in january when our friend and colleague alice decroach passed suddenly...
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it would dehabilitate the city for a long time. we need to close tunnels, roll down doors, so the city does not flood. the technology is there, it is expensive but necessary. we must harden our airports. we can't close the airports every time there is a storm. we need to put in pumps, high gates, etc. we saw the chaos that the fuel system caused. that was the reduction of supply for a day and a half. that's all that was. a day and a half break in supply caused weeks of chaos. we have to have a program that requires gasoline stations that are strategically located to have backup generators and the state should have a fuel reserve to protect new yorkers short term in case of a fuel reduction. [applause] we must hardened our utilities and get ready for the next storm and have a p.f.c. that requires utilities to come up with a real plan. we need to redesign our power system. it said "real regulatory enforcement teeth into the public force commission which has been too long been a toothless tiger." when it comes to the long island power
it would dehabilitate the city for a long time. we need to close tunnels, roll down doors, so the city does not flood. the technology is there, it is expensive but necessary. we must harden our airports. we can't close the airports every time there is a storm. we need to put in pumps, high gates, etc. we saw the chaos that the fuel system caused. that was the reduction of supply for a day and a half. that's all that was. a day and a half break in supply caused weeks of chaos. we have to have a...
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if you put a casino in new york city, they will go to the new york city casino. the people coming in from out of town will go to the new york city casino. we want them going upstate and using this as a magnet to go up state. we propose a revenue split of the funds for education, 10% for local taxes, we believe the local government and the committees should have a right to support or not support and that should be a factor in this election of the facility of the location. we believe that we should have the local competition. we should have the best casino companies in the world should come to compete. we should keep the politics out of the decision and leave it to the gaming commission. this would require a november referendum. in terms of education, the governor said the standard of education should be elevated to the highest of the chief of our responsibilities. it is true today. when it comes to education, i say two words, more and better. we need more learning time in this country, not just in this state. the secretary has put his finger on this a long time ag
if you put a casino in new york city, they will go to the new york city casino. the people coming in from out of town will go to the new york city casino. we want them going upstate and using this as a magnet to go up state. we propose a revenue split of the funds for education, 10% for local taxes, we believe the local government and the committees should have a right to support or not support and that should be a factor in this election of the facility of the location. we believe that we...
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we are on the right track. >> does the prime minister believe that it is fair that preston city council, which represents one of the areas of highest deprivation and poverty, is receiving at 12% cut in its local government funding, while his own west ox richard district council receives only a one% cut? will he look at this again and did preston a fairer deal? >> >> what i would say is that of course local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding supplement. i do not hide from that. the figures are as follows -- the area formula grant per head in his constituency is 501 pounds, whereas in my constituency is 320 pounds. i completely except that needs are greater in different parts of the country, which is why the figures are different, but i think the figures speak for themselves. >> may i congratulate my right honorable friend on a landmark speech this morning, which demonstrated serious leadership of our country and leadership on the important issue of europe. i invite him to agree with me on this issue -- it is not simply the united kingdom and is seeking to run
we are on the right track. >> does the prime minister believe that it is fair that preston city council, which represents one of the areas of highest deprivation and poverty, is receiving at 12% cut in its local government funding, while his own west ox richard district council receives only a one% cut? will he look at this again and did preston a fairer deal? >> >> what i would say is that of course local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding...
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most of the top tax rates are businesses. when we go above 50% in most states, 44.8% in this country, most of our competitors are real -- are taxing at rates lower than we are, how are we expecting to create jobs when we tax the engine of job growth, small businesses, at 55% in this state? >> if we look at who the taxpayers are and where the revenue goes in, but i am from new york and a lot of it goes to revenue and to the law. i think that we have a lot of tax proposals that would make taxes easier. the right way to target it is to do things that target investment. not the kind of income that drives people into that bracket in most cases. >> all right. >> thank you, mr. chairman. director, as i indicated in my opening statement, i think it is an important achievement in the budget to reach primary balance by the year 2017 to begin to stabilize the problem. i also indicated that i think we need to work together, especially to take action now on what will be projected deficits in the next 20 years and i think that conversation
most of the top tax rates are businesses. when we go above 50% in most states, 44.8% in this country, most of our competitors are real -- are taxing at rates lower than we are, how are we expecting to create jobs when we tax the engine of job growth, small businesses, at 55% in this state? >> if we look at who the taxpayers are and where the revenue goes in, but i am from new york and a lot of it goes to revenue and to the law. i think that we have a lot of tax proposals that would make...
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the reasons that more of the city wasn't resilient and able to keep the power on again is because of antiquated policies that we need to change. so that if you have solar panels on your house, not only should you be able to feed them into the grid, but when the grid goes down, you should be able to use them to keep the lights on and all sorts of decentralized power production should be facilitated by the rules not only here in new york state but in all of our states, and i think this will be the year when we begin to get the policies in place to do exactly that. [applause] >> i just wanted to ask you quickly, you mentioned sandy a couple times. and events like sandy, what sort of impact does that have on the -- if you, like your members, the interest and engagement in the sorts of issues you're involved in? >> well, i don't think i can overstate how much it galvanized people. i think people saw an opening to talk about this issue that had been swept under the rugby politicians and others, neither the president nor romney talked about climate change during the election. suddenly peopl
the reasons that more of the city wasn't resilient and able to keep the power on again is because of antiquated policies that we need to change. so that if you have solar panels on your house, not only should you be able to feed them into the grid, but when the grid goes down, you should be able to use them to keep the lights on and all sorts of decentralized power production should be facilitated by the rules not only here in new york state but in all of our states, and i think this will be...
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and all of the city high schools. we have a county team, licensed staff, and psychiatrist who are available and go to school to do assessments. we actually sit on the crisis team at the community college so that we can talk together. since we are a part of their health center, we are able to exchange information and then we're able to directly link students who have mental health issues directly to services. in the last year and a half we have been able to hospitalize about 10 young people, get them stabilized, and then they are able to stay in school. we were also at the high schools. the work in tandem with some of santa rosa's resource officers, with the assistant principals, and we are available to go out and do assessments. the second part of it, though, what we found was a lot of teachers, family members would say to us, we saw some issues, we just did not know what to do. the other thing that this team provides for all those settings is something we call qpr, which is question, persuade, refer. the evidence-bas
and all of the city high schools. we have a county team, licensed staff, and psychiatrist who are available and go to school to do assessments. we actually sit on the crisis team at the community college so that we can talk together. since we are a part of their health center, we are able to exchange information and then we're able to directly link students who have mental health issues directly to services. in the last year and a half we have been able to hospitalize about 10 young people, get...
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our weapons used in gang warfare in our major cities? are they legally purchased or purchased through a straw man? we do not have that information. and the irony is, we are prohibited under laws and appropriations bills. i want to talk to you all a little bit, as an owner of shotguns, as a guy who is no great hunter -- mostly caskey shooting -- i do not quite -- mostly skeet shooting -- i cannot quite know how we determine what is happening. there are a whole lot of things i want to talk to you about. i did want to talk to you about what we have done so far. we will meet again. this afternoon we had meetings. tomorrow afternoon we have meetings. i am trying to have a telephone conferences with the manufacturer's. there has got to be some common ground here. to not solve every problem, but to acknowledge the probability that we have seen these mass shootings occur and to diminish the probability that these shootings will occur as schools and to diminish the probability that these weapons will be used, firearms will be used dealing with th
our weapons used in gang warfare in our major cities? are they legally purchased or purchased through a straw man? we do not have that information. and the irony is, we are prohibited under laws and appropriations bills. i want to talk to you all a little bit, as an owner of shotguns, as a guy who is no great hunter -- mostly caskey shooting -- i do not quite -- mostly skeet shooting -- i cannot quite know how we determine what is happening. there are a whole lot of things i want to talk to you...
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we have people on the other side of the city that determined that guantanamo would stay open. you might say that congress has a 9% approval rating. in addition to saying 9% of the american public approves of congress, it also asks people to look at, which do have a more favorable opinion of, congress or a number of choices -- congress ranked behind root canal and head lice. but ahead of gonorrhea and the kardashians. [laughter] president obama -- president bush signed the order authorizing detention of detainees -- this has been going on for about 11 years. we have concluded a grand total of six and half at trial in 11 years. -- of trials in 11 years. i say half because one man was supposed to galt -- swiss post a corporate with the government, -- was supposed to cooperate with the government -- it has failed time and time again. we recently had the d.c. circuit -- effectively drove a stake through the decision from the supreme court, and the unanimous decision said that material support for terrorism is not a legitimate u --rnational lawfi lawfull offense. he did not actually
we have people on the other side of the city that determined that guantanamo would stay open. you might say that congress has a 9% approval rating. in addition to saying 9% of the american public approves of congress, it also asks people to look at, which do have a more favorable opinion of, congress or a number of choices -- congress ranked behind root canal and head lice. but ahead of gonorrhea and the kardashians. [laughter] president obama -- president bush signed the order authorizing...
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we have a problem beyond the massacre is. columbine, conn., 10,000 people a year gunned down in our cities. a different motives, reasons, explanations. it is a real problem. one of the things that i know of no way to gather empirical data on and you all may, make an analogy to when we first started dealing with the issue of crack cocain in the early 80's, coming from the bahamas. although i was senior, i was not equal the daniel patrick moynihan that was a great mind. the front page of the newspaper. one of the mafia bosses was gunned down in a barber chair and riddled with machine gun fire. it made the front page of every newspaper in america. the referenced a story where an entire family were murdered execution-style. it made page 57 in the new york times. there is no measure that i am aware of to determine whether or not there is a coursing of our courts are -- culture. i do not know the answer to that question and i do not know what impact it would have. i wanted to tell you what we are about. at the end result is that i
we have a problem beyond the massacre is. columbine, conn., 10,000 people a year gunned down in our cities. a different motives, reasons, explanations. it is a real problem. one of the things that i know of no way to gather empirical data on and you all may, make an analogy to when we first started dealing with the issue of crack cocain in the early 80's, coming from the bahamas. although i was senior, i was not equal the daniel patrick moynihan that was a great mind. the front page of the...
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if you put a casino in new york city, they will go to the new york city casino. the people coming in from out of town will go to the new york city casino. we want them going upstate and using this as a magnet to go up state. we propose a revenue split of the funds for education, 10% for local taxes, we believe the local government and the committees should have a right to support or not support and that should be a factor in this election of the facility of the location. we believe that we should have the local competition. we should have the best casino companies in the world should come to compete. we should keep the politics out of the decision and leave it to the gaming commission. this would require a november referendum. in terms of education, the governor said the standard of education should be elevated to the highest of the chief of our responsibilities. it is true today. when it comes to education, i say two words, more and better. we need more learning time in this country, not just in this state. the secretary has put his finger on this a long time ag
if you put a casino in new york city, they will go to the new york city casino. the people coming in from out of town will go to the new york city casino. we want them going upstate and using this as a magnet to go up state. we propose a revenue split of the funds for education, 10% for local taxes, we believe the local government and the committees should have a right to support or not support and that should be a factor in this election of the facility of the location. we believe that we...
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it is not just folks were as concerned as i am, living in a big city. we need to prevent that gun violence. we could take some sensible measures to do that, which gun owners support. members of the nra's support background checks to make sure that violent criminals to make sure the people who have severe mental disabilities are not getting their hands on guns and we do not know about. most americans support closing the gun show local, which allows people to purchase weapons without having to undergo a background check. if you do sensible things, whether you or sportsmen who was always had guns in the house, or whether you are someone who is law-abiding and wants to protect yourself, you're going to support the sensible measures. it is time for us to stop the violence. if we have set a one child's life, we have done some good. -- saved one child poe's life, we have done some good. -- child's life, we have done some good. i do not think there is a gun owner in america who would say that an assault weapon has a place any other place and the battlefield. an
it is not just folks were as concerned as i am, living in a big city. we need to prevent that gun violence. we could take some sensible measures to do that, which gun owners support. members of the nra's support background checks to make sure that violent criminals to make sure the people who have severe mental disabilities are not getting their hands on guns and we do not know about. most americans support closing the gun show local, which allows people to purchase weapons without having to...
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the economic downturn has made it difficult for our counties and cities. some of the policies we passed up here have made it worse. that is why i am proposing $45 million to eliminate the awkward policy of localities writing checks back to the state at the end of the fiscal year. the cost of medicaid in our budget has grown 1600% in the last 30 years. now consumes 21% of the total general fund. va simply cannot afford to become the bank for a federally designed expansion of medicaid. obama said in 2009, as we move forward on health reform, it is not sufficient for us to simply add more people to medicare or medicaid to increase coverage in the absence of cost controls and reform. another web putting it is, we cannot simply put more people into a broken system that does not work. he was right. the federal government must promptly authorize real, innovative, state run medicaid reform to allow us at the state level to run and manage our programs better. without dramatic reform, i cannot recommend dramatic expansion in medicaid. health benefit exchanges i beli
the economic downturn has made it difficult for our counties and cities. some of the policies we passed up here have made it worse. that is why i am proposing $45 million to eliminate the awkward policy of localities writing checks back to the state at the end of the fiscal year. the cost of medicaid in our budget has grown 1600% in the last 30 years. now consumes 21% of the total general fund. va simply cannot afford to become the bank for a federally designed expansion of medicaid. obama said...
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straw purchasers buy the gun there and they end up in the hands of criminals in the city of chicago. we have to put an end to this. i'm going to ask a question to the panelists. mr. lapierre, i ran into some of your members in illinois and they tell me, you do not get the second amendment. it is not just about hunting. it is not just about sports. it is not just about shooting targets. it is not just about defending ourselves from criminals, as ms. trotter testified. we need the ability to protect ourselves from our governments. from our government, from the police, if they knock on our doors and we need to fight back. do you agree with that point of view? >> if you look at what our founding fathers put down there, they had lived under the tyranny of king george and wanted to make sure these free people in this new country would never be subjugated again and live under tyranny. i also think that what people all over the country fear today is being abandoned by their government, if a tornado hits, if a hurricane hits, if a riot occurs. then they will be out there alone. the only way t
straw purchasers buy the gun there and they end up in the hands of criminals in the city of chicago. we have to put an end to this. i'm going to ask a question to the panelists. mr. lapierre, i ran into some of your members in illinois and they tell me, you do not get the second amendment. it is not just about hunting. it is not just about sports. it is not just about shooting targets. it is not just about defending ourselves from criminals, as ms. trotter testified. we need the ability to...
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he frequently moderates events around the city for the screen actors guild, and for us. ampa, bafta, and more. please welcome brian rose. next, we could not be more honored and delighted to have brooke gladstone here tonight. she is the managing editor and co-host of npr. she hosts "on the media." her new book is "the influencing machine." i just want to let you know we will be doing a signing of her book. the paperback has just come out. she has been at npr for many years. she covered the last turbulent years. i know all of you media groupies out there will agree there is something about brooke that just pulls you in. each week, even at 7:00 a.m. on saturday -- ira glass, host of "this american life" put it best. "just like michael lewis, brooke can somehow take any subject and make it very interesting." please welcome brooke gladstone. [applause] >> thank you. i would like to start with your book. in this book, you talk about a number of media biases. one of my favorites is the narrative bias. the media takes a story and, the matter what it is, has to come up with a be
he frequently moderates events around the city for the screen actors guild, and for us. ampa, bafta, and more. please welcome brian rose. next, we could not be more honored and delighted to have brooke gladstone here tonight. she is the managing editor and co-host of npr. she hosts "on the media." her new book is "the influencing machine." i just want to let you know we will be doing a signing of her book. the paperback has just come out. she has been at npr for many years....
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exam you take is walking about the cities. that's an zm on where you are mobile. it's no longer someone sitting at a computer and i want to know a. >> the future is mobile. we call it pobal first. here in new york city, you have the explosion of high-tech start-ups. each starts with a mobile app for an iphone and an android phone. literally, that's their first design. ho is the user going to interact with my service? how are they going to experience it? >> one prediction to one can make with some confidence if the year ahead is that you will publish a book because -- >> that's right. >> you and google idea director jerry cohen are publishing a book called "the new digital age." can you give us an idea or preview on what the book is going to cover? i presume some of the things you have been talking about. >> we sat down over the last 18 mont, traveled around the world and talked to people about where they thought technology was going and more importantly, how society would adapt to it, a we came to the end of the book with a ve
exam you take is walking about the cities. that's an zm on where you are mobile. it's no longer someone sitting at a computer and i want to know a. >> the future is mobile. we call it pobal first. here in new york city, you have the explosion of high-tech start-ups. each starts with a mobile app for an iphone and an android phone. literally, that's their first design. ho is the user going to interact with my service? how are they going to experience it? >> one prediction to one can...
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this is the same -- in new york city, the largest apple be is in the world is in new york city. do you know why? people from all across this country say i am going to say if money to go to new york city. they go to times square and they go to the world's largest apple bees. that is not ridicule, that is a serious point about how stuck in our comfort zones we really are. mitt romney 11 debate and he never won the argument. on one debate and he never won the argument. i have a whole list of reasons why we lost. i presented it to all of the house republicans last week that there retreat. i heard a couple of questions for charles previously that touched on this question. it is the wrong question to be asking. the three most poisonous words before this movement right now are he can win. it is sucking the lifeblood out of us. it presupposes what voters will do two months, at two years, four years from now. who are we going to nominate in 2016? i do not want an name, i want the job description. we have been told three times in a row now. mitt romney, he can win. if he said it won enoug
this is the same -- in new york city, the largest apple be is in the world is in new york city. do you know why? people from all across this country say i am going to say if money to go to new york city. they go to times square and they go to the world's largest apple bees. that is not ridicule, that is a serious point about how stuck in our comfort zones we really are. mitt romney 11 debate and he never won the argument. on one debate and he never won the argument. i have a whole list of...
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conference of mayors and was the youngest person ever elected to the baltimore city council. we would like to think the mayor for graciously hosting us in her city. [applause] >> good morning. i am hosting you in my city and in my law school. you forgot to mention that. i want to thank the director for holding this hearing here today, and i want to welcome you to the city. i want to thank the senator and congressman for being here. baltimore and maryland is blessed to have the delegation that is working so hard on our behalf, and today is just a small example of the work that they do together. we are always grateful when congressional committees and federal agencies visit baltimore, and to that end, director cordray, you are welcome your anytime you want to come. we believe that the hearings and visits are an important part of the decision making process. policy-making is too often in the confines of washington, d.c., but a forum such as this allows policymakers to see and hear what is happening on the ground and how it affects real people. that can only lead to better polici
conference of mayors and was the youngest person ever elected to the baltimore city council. we would like to think the mayor for graciously hosting us in her city. [applause] >> good morning. i am hosting you in my city and in my law school. you forgot to mention that. i want to thank the director for holding this hearing here today, and i want to welcome you to the city. i want to thank the senator and congressman for being here. baltimore and maryland is blessed to have the delegation...
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in the city of baltimore, for effort -- evidence of the dual mortgage market. one of the largest cases of discrimination was brought by the city of baltimore on behalf of its african-american and latino residents who had received subprime and higher cost unsustainable mortgages when they actually qualify for lower cost and sustainable mortgages. the department of justice and other of -- other agencies had a record number of landing claims are doing a record number of borrowers will discriminated against when they paid their mortgage loans. these discriminatory actions have led to borrowers being under water or even losing their homes. one of the things we are heartened by is the prominence of the office of fair lending and equal opportunity, which is housed in the cfpb. this office is charged with ensuring that rules like the qm rule and the ability to repay rule will be implemented in a fair manner, and the enforcement efforts are comprehensive and diligent. it is also important to note that the safe harbor provision does not exempt lenders from discrimination
in the city of baltimore, for effort -- evidence of the dual mortgage market. one of the largest cases of discrimination was brought by the city of baltimore on behalf of its african-american and latino residents who had received subprime and higher cost unsustainable mortgages when they actually qualify for lower cost and sustainable mortgages. the department of justice and other of -- other agencies had a record number of landing claims are doing a record number of borrowers will...
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and people and the city of new york. this was something he absolutely believed in and fought hard for. unfortunately, the president and secretary of agriculture said it was not something they wanted to test or experiment with. i do not know if that carries forward to many other places are ways. we definitely want to encourage work. -- or other ways. we definitely want to encourage work. we wanted to take a program -- the food stamp program is now called supplemental nutrition assistance program. the use of the food stamp benefit to purchase products that are clearly unhealthy seem to us like, why don't we try limiting that and sending a message to recipients that they should buy products that are more corporate for their health? i do not know that carries forward. -- good for their health? i do not know that carries forward. we have a democratic governor and democratic president. they're more interested in government sponsored solutions and less interested in talking about independence and self- sufficiency. i think that
and people and the city of new york. this was something he absolutely believed in and fought hard for. unfortunately, the president and secretary of agriculture said it was not something they wanted to test or experiment with. i do not know if that carries forward to many other places are ways. we definitely want to encourage work. -- or other ways. we definitely want to encourage work. we wanted to take a program -- the food stamp program is now called supplemental nutrition assistance...
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flag outside the city. it reminded me of periods of economic dislocation where people retreated into mythic narratives about where they come from and who they are so that the war between the states is no longer about slavery, it is about states' rights. we have huge sections of this country, like that native element, like the christian right in with a narrative is, be it creationism or the fact that muslims are a satanic religion, you cannot rationally argue with people who think that the earth was created 6000 years ago and adam and eve road on the backs of dinosaurs. the only thing they you can do is integrate them back into the economy. when you fall to that level of desperation, and this is exactly what tore apart yugoslavia a year ago, we had several hundred white guys dressed in confederate in remorse, marching through montgomery. -- uniforms, marching through montgomery. you cannot carry out a dialogue. that is what frightens me. movements of celebrate the language of violence, demonize the marginal
flag outside the city. it reminded me of periods of economic dislocation where people retreated into mythic narratives about where they come from and who they are so that the war between the states is no longer about slavery, it is about states' rights. we have huge sections of this country, like that native element, like the christian right in with a narrative is, be it creationism or the fact that muslims are a satanic religion, you cannot rationally argue with people who think that the earth...
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i was invited to numerous meals with people who were lost and our city. i listened to them talk. one of them asked what do i think? i said i think we're down to two choices -- our children will inherit the choices. i am all for peace. i think there is more one way to do it and i support what the soldiers have done host: this is the headline in "the washington post" -- caller: absolutely. host: what do you think that means for foreign policy challenges? caller: we hear about going to war in iran and i think diplomacy is a big deal. it should not be discarded so lightly. i think chuck hagel was right when he said before we send our soldiers there, let it be the last resort. i have found the dialogue sitting at the table with men, it was some iraqi women to, when i sit down with the man, it is incredible the dialogue to change that discussion. do you want your children dodging bullets? many people look at energy and the consumption of our metal resources. this is important. it is not binding. -- unending. host: joseph ramirez adds this to the conversation -- the white house said the
i was invited to numerous meals with people who were lost and our city. i listened to them talk. one of them asked what do i think? i said i think we're down to two choices -- our children will inherit the choices. i am all for peace. i think there is more one way to do it and i support what the soldiers have done host: this is the headline in "the washington post" -- caller: absolutely. host: what do you think that means for foreign policy challenges? caller: we hear about going to...
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the strategic consequences that, with the use of force -- that come with the use of force. countries typically do not want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns. large and interest is military deployment risk laying into al qaeda strategy to draw out long and costly wars that inflame anti-american resentment and inspire the next generation of terrorists. in comparison, there is the precision of target strikes. we, as a government, along with our partners, can do a better job of addressing the mistaken belief among some foreign public that we engage in the strikes actually as if we are unwilling to deploy forces to the dangers faced every day i those people in those regions. there is nothing casual about the extraordinary care that we take in making the decisions to pursue all qaeda terrorists. the links that we go to ensure precision and avoid innocent life. there is no other than decisions that decide whether to use lethal or stew another human being, even a terrorist dedicating to killing american -- there is no harder decision than to decide whether to use lethal me
the strategic consequences that, with the use of force -- that come with the use of force. countries typically do not want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns. large and interest is military deployment risk laying into al qaeda strategy to draw out long and costly wars that inflame anti-american resentment and inspire the next generation of terrorists. in comparison, there is the precision of target strikes. we, as a government, along with our partners, can do a better job of addressing...
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the city's come to us. some of those cities say they want your plant so bad, we are willing to do something. some cities happen to be in ireland or spain or brazil. and then, as a business person, i have a choice. if i have only one factory to build, and two or three or four people are telling me to build it in their city, what am i going to do? i am going to make the best deal i can, because that is what i am asked to do. >> i can tell you, europe is a big place. when you look at germany right now, high taxes, tight internal regulations. written -- britain. >> i will tell you why germany is doing so much better, it is the euro. germany is an exporting country, and they export to their neighbors. it prevents their neighbors from devaluing their currency. >> where is the context for your numbers? i am sure you are not advocating borrowing 40 cents on the dollar. [indiscernible] >> i said they are in a crisis because of decades of certain policies. >> that have put together an unsustainable federation. >> put
the city's come to us. some of those cities say they want your plant so bad, we are willing to do something. some cities happen to be in ireland or spain or brazil. and then, as a business person, i have a choice. if i have only one factory to build, and two or three or four people are telling me to build it in their city, what am i going to do? i am going to make the best deal i can, because that is what i am asked to do. >> i can tell you, europe is a big place. when you look at germany...
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example you take is walking about the cities. that's an example on where you are mobile. it's no longer someone sitting at a computer and i want to know a. >> the future is mobile. we call it mobile first. here in new york city, you have the explosion of high-tech start-ups. each starts with a mobile app for an iphone and an android phone. literally, that's their first design. how is the user going to interact with my service? how are they going to experience it? >> one prediction to one can make with some confidence if the year ahead is that you will publish a book because -- >> that's right. >> you and google idea director jerry cohen are publishing a book called "the new digital age." can you give us an idea or preview on what the book is going to cover? i presume some of the things you have been talking about. >> we sat down over the last 18 months, traveled around the world and talked to people about where they thought technology was going and more importantly, how society would adapt to it, and we came to the end of the boo
example you take is walking about the cities. that's an example on where you are mobile. it's no longer someone sitting at a computer and i want to know a. >> the future is mobile. we call it mobile first. here in new york city, you have the explosion of high-tech start-ups. each starts with a mobile app for an iphone and an android phone. literally, that's their first design. how is the user going to interact with my service? how are they going to experience it? >> one prediction...
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by june of 2012, 228 people were killed in the city of chicago. in that same period of time, 144 united states soldiers have been killed in afghanistan. instead of continuously cringing as these attacks -- at these attacks in disbelief every time we read them, it is time to curb the pat herb of violence that's made the inner city streets more violent than our very own battlefield. today marks the anniversary of one of the most horrific mass shootings in our nation's history. on this day i personally think about the innocent 20 children whose lives were prematurely taken at a peaceful elementary school and i wonder what the difference in the world would be if those 20 children -- for those 20 children and what it could have been that they helped to make it that day we realized we had seen this too many times before. mass shootings grab our attention by surprise and everyone that -- and every one that we see we feel a sense of deja vu. at first, people's position and passion for change is reignited and the driving force of action is full throttling.
by june of 2012, 228 people were killed in the city of chicago. in that same period of time, 144 united states soldiers have been killed in afghanistan. instead of continuously cringing as these attacks -- at these attacks in disbelief every time we read them, it is time to curb the pat herb of violence that's made the inner city streets more violent than our very own battlefield. today marks the anniversary of one of the most horrific mass shootings in our nation's history. on this day i...
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we should ask ourselves can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large, twice as populous as iraq, it has much larger land mass, that its capital city is 2,000 kilometers and two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facility. will that war actually be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years? ten years? 20 years? longer? how much would it cost? how many more trillions of dollars would this war cost the united states? how many americans would die in such a war? ten,000? 15,000? more? how would such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from the president on down they have answered these questions very clearly and it's a resounding no. they don't want such a war. the good news is that they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the efforts, the sanctions to stop iran in its tracks were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed a nu
we should ask ourselves can we tolerate another major war in the middle east? this time with a country that is twice as large, twice as populous as iraq, it has much larger land mass, that its capital city is 2,000 kilometers and two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facility. will that war actually be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years? ten years? 20 years? longer? how much would it cost? how many more trillions of dollars would this war cost...
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the city. you walk in they show you weapons, you pick the one you want, put your money down, you do what you're going to do and bring it back. mostly you bring it back because they now who you are. in our city, i know in chicago, in illinois, they have very, very tough laws, we don't in pennsylvania. we have some of the weakest laws in the united states of america, and so in places where you have tough laws, i mean, they may be crazy but they're not totally stupid. they go across the county line, buy whatever weapons they buy in a weaker law state and engage in criminal activity. which is why we need federal legislation covering the entire united states of america. that's what we need. and purchases, the people involved in that business, it could be a spouse or it could be a girlfriend, boyfriend, whatever the case may be. they know they can't buy weapons themselves, they have a friend go do it. that person is engaged in criminal activity as far as i'm concerned. they should have the hammer com
the city. you walk in they show you weapons, you pick the one you want, put your money down, you do what you're going to do and bring it back. mostly you bring it back because they now who you are. in our city, i know in chicago, in illinois, they have very, very tough laws, we don't in pennsylvania. we have some of the weakest laws in the united states of america, and so in places where you have tough laws, i mean, they may be crazy but they're not totally stupid. they go across the county...
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, accountability for the local levels and cities. some blogs have tried to rise to the occasion during that is true in denver. and there's the texas tribune that is a database that partners with local television and everyone else. i think you'll see a lot of partnerships coming up to fill the gap eventually. the public has to value it. it is built up to the public to value all these things. everyone says you cannot monetize online. everybody is used to information for free. when i was a kid, i was used to tv for free. i was used to water for free. thingst used to pay for once you realize how much they matter to you. people love their gadgets and they will pay for content on their gadgets, but they will not pay for necessarily on the internet. they love to have special applications on their phone that makes the consumption of information very convenient. it's another way in. there are pay wall that did not work so well before but are working better now. there were some prison diaries that said "the old world is dead and the new world
, accountability for the local levels and cities. some blogs have tried to rise to the occasion during that is true in denver. and there's the texas tribune that is a database that partners with local television and everyone else. i think you'll see a lot of partnerships coming up to fill the gap eventually. the public has to value it. it is built up to the public to value all these things. everyone says you cannot monetize online. everybody is used to information for free. when i was a kid, i...
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it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the president it down, they have answered clearly and it is a no. they don't want such a war. the good news is they don't have to have it. if it becomes necessary, if the diplomatic efforts, the sanctions to stop iran were to fail we can manage a nuclear iran just as we managed china, north korea, and pakistan. thank you. [applause] >> while the debate is shaping up nicely next up is amos yadlin. amos, the podium is yours. >> it is 2:00 a.m. in tel aviv and i'm the only one who is not speaking english every day. it is more frightening to have a real gun pointed directly at your face than watching this on cnn
it has larger land mass and its capitol city is two mountain ranges away from the nearest port facilities. will that war be effective? will it get the job done? how long will that war take? five years, 10 years, 20 years longer? how much will it cost? how many americans will die in such a war? 10,000, 15,000, more? how will such a war impact the middle east or america for that matter? do we want such a war? can we tolerate it? it seems that americans have already answered this from of the...
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the poor people in the city where their houses were burned out, that was the failure of the government. we ought to stop this nonsense about black and white. when i hire people when i work, i don't care what color they are, as long as they have the cash and they pay their bills. host: john, democratic caller in clearwater, florida. caller: i am retired clergymen and a retired teacher. i am just appalled at the fact that our government seems to run on an all or none rule. they're all in favor of something and all opposed to something. we cannot get things done with that kind of basis. the other thing i want to say is that cnn -- i did it again -- c- span is by far the best thing that the government does. host: host: i have to stop you there, because the government does not do anything with c- span3 this is brought to you by the cable company. you pay for it on your cable bill every month, about 6 cents that goes toward c-span. we don't get taxpayer dollars year. caller: but i was fearful of the fact there were going to cut it. host: no. just wanted to make that clear. let me show you so
the poor people in the city where their houses were burned out, that was the failure of the government. we ought to stop this nonsense about black and white. when i hire people when i work, i don't care what color they are, as long as they have the cash and they pay their bills. host: john, democratic caller in clearwater, florida. caller: i am retired clergymen and a retired teacher. i am just appalled at the fact that our government seems to run on an all or none rule. they're all in favor of...
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the entire immigrant population, regardless of the city or town. it does not mean that one person favors one sanctuary over another, it just means that law enforcement can do their job. at the end of the day, this is all about the amount of trust in communication between law enforcement and the immigrant community. those are the kinds of steps that need to be taken. host: mark krikorian? guest: when cities prohibit employees from working with immigration laws in washington, they are violating federal law. it is illegal to be a sanctuary city. how about just getting off the reimbursement that the justice department gives for jailing illegal immigrants? if you are a police department and you end up with a significant number of illegal aliens in your jail, you can figure out the cost and get a few cents on the dollar. just cutting that off as something the administration refuses to do. host: what the sanctuary city mean to you? guest: it means a city or county, but it means a city that will not cooperate with federal authorities. look, if you are an i
the entire immigrant population, regardless of the city or town. it does not mean that one person favors one sanctuary over another, it just means that law enforcement can do their job. at the end of the day, this is all about the amount of trust in communication between law enforcement and the immigrant community. those are the kinds of steps that need to be taken. host: mark krikorian? guest: when cities prohibit employees from working with immigration laws in washington, they are violating...
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chillicothe, the city i live in, and all over the state ohio, is suffering from that. i went to write a letter to him that he should come to our soup kitchen and bring his own suit. why does he want to privatize everything? he has taken are estate taxes away, and they have actually kept fire men, all the civil workers. they are having a devil of a time down here getting their finances straightened out. we are in debt needy. i asked him to give back our estate taxes so they can have more fire men and civil workers down here. he needs to go and go fast. host: maxine offering her political opinion. guest: first and foremost, you are right, ohio eliminated its estate tax. it used to have an exemption of only about $385,000, one of the lowest in the country's estate death taxes. but ohio is one state that is repealing its estate tax. here in our neck of the wisdom of virginia no longer has an estate tax, while the district of columbia and maryland do. as a result, people are moving from d.c. and maryland, crossing the potomac river and taking up residence in virginia in ant
chillicothe, the city i live in, and all over the state ohio, is suffering from that. i went to write a letter to him that he should come to our soup kitchen and bring his own suit. why does he want to privatize everything? he has taken are estate taxes away, and they have actually kept fire men, all the civil workers. they are having a devil of a time down here getting their finances straightened out. we are in debt needy. i asked him to give back our estate taxes so they can have more fire...
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i come from one of the poorest cities in america. i believe that with any president, you have to say what you believe. if that means pushing, then we have to push. i do not believe that any president wants to ignore the pressing issues of our day, whether it be poverty or any other, but they have so much underplayed that if we do not do what we need to do, then it is our fault. [applause] >> and now for the hammer. >> i think that is fair. what i was one to say is that i think there has been a shameful silence, not just in the black community, but in the progressive community, of talking about the white house which talks one way but often moves with in another direction. is time to be open about that. the black caucus, i can understand -- you have a black constituency who themselves have a protective disposition for a black president who has been viciously and unfairly attacked from the right. by fox news and other places -- i do not mind the critique, but when they start lying, i have got to defend the president. you have a presiden
i come from one of the poorest cities in america. i believe that with any president, you have to say what you believe. if that means pushing, then we have to push. i do not believe that any president wants to ignore the pressing issues of our day, whether it be poverty or any other, but they have so much underplayed that if we do not do what we need to do, then it is our fault. [applause] >> and now for the hammer. >> i think that is fair. what i was one to say is that i think there...
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the companies, in fact, in our city, hire illegal immigrants. they do not take federal taxes out of their checks. i have brought this up to some of the state representatives here in this state and to other people labor relations and i.c.e. nothing is being done. i've been told they can do nothing. i know why the state doesn't do anything because they take state taxes out. these companies, threaten the cities that oh well, you better not bring i.c.e. in here, you better not bother us because if you do, we'll pull our factory out, you'll shut us down. you won't get your tax money. the state and counties get their tax money. the federal government does not get any money from these illegals. host: okay, let's go to congressman mulvaney. >> couple different things to my republican friends who don't like the tea party much. i would remind them the reason we're in the majority because of tea party in 2010. love them and hate them, i don't care, they are the reason that we're in the majority of the house. they're the reason that john boehner is the spea
the companies, in fact, in our city, hire illegal immigrants. they do not take federal taxes out of their checks. i have brought this up to some of the state representatives here in this state and to other people labor relations and i.c.e. nothing is being done. i've been told they can do nothing. i know why the state doesn't do anything because they take state taxes out. these companies, threaten the cities that oh well, you better not bring i.c.e. in here, you better not bother us because if...
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lives of the population centers, particularly in the three main cities. those have to be freed and restored under mali control. i think that is what i would see as the end stake. i think others in the african union see that as well. last point, we very clearly see this from the u.s. government side that this must be an in perception and african led endeavor that is done at the request of the mali government. i think that is well underway now. >> right there. >> hello, general. my name is emmanuelle. this is currently a topic i have done over in class. i'm sure you have heard the rumors and concerned about able saying how we got involved in libya and all of the intervention that we did. butle said we had regionasons, some are wondering why we are doing the same in syria. from what i have gathered, it is about fears about accidentally had.ng veggie hothe ji i'm sorry. arming the jihad. i cannot really remember the question. i'm sorry. >> that's ok. i think i have enough to go on. thank you. i think we will have a chance to talk a little bit later. graduate
lives of the population centers, particularly in the three main cities. those have to be freed and restored under mali control. i think that is what i would see as the end stake. i think others in the african union see that as well. last point, we very clearly see this from the u.s. government side that this must be an in perception and african led endeavor that is done at the request of the mali government. i think that is well underway now. >> right there. >> hello, general. my...
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the second-largest mexican city, the second-largest outdoor -- el salvadoran city. a number of countries have their largest population there. i think you will see mayors, civil rights organizations, labor, the chamber of commerce and business. the time is now. people recognize that. they expect this congress to be able to chew gum and walk at the same time. they expect us to address this issue, as i said, with responsible unsafe gun legislation. let me mention what i mean by that. it is an abomination that we do not have an assault weapons ban. i am the california author of the assault weapons ban. during my speakership, we passed the one gun a month bill. we passed safe storage and trigger locks. we passed the saturday night special bill. we have gone far in addressing this issue. but when you can buy those same assault weapons in arizona, when we do not have tough enough laws on people legally buy and sell to people who cannot, when you do not have universal background checks -- and by the way, 40% of all gun sales are between private owners no universal backgroun
the second-largest mexican city, the second-largest outdoor -- el salvadoran city. a number of countries have their largest population there. i think you will see mayors, civil rights organizations, labor, the chamber of commerce and business. the time is now. people recognize that. they expect this congress to be able to chew gum and walk at the same time. they expect us to address this issue, as i said, with responsible unsafe gun legislation. let me mention what i mean by that. it is an...
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children of the elite and the children of the inner-city don't exist and you have to create artificial distinctions on race and other things, which indian court the minorities even more because it places them in conditions where they cannot succeed, where they would otherwise 60 in other places -- where they would otherwise succeed in other places where their skills would suit them. you go to berkeley law school instead of two different law school in the uc system and you fail. whereas you could very will succeed anywhere else. so i think it has a multiplicative effect, which takes away the life chances of a large sector of americans. that is the core issue here, where society can really do something. it is hard to imagine how you change the culture, how you change the patterns of the family structure. but it does not hard at all how you imagine education and opportunities and denying them i think is a crime. [applause] >> god bless you. i am wondering how you reconcile the demagoguery of the obama administration as the system by the media resulting in upper-50's approval ratings with
children of the elite and the children of the inner-city don't exist and you have to create artificial distinctions on race and other things, which indian court the minorities even more because it places them in conditions where they cannot succeed, where they would otherwise 60 in other places -- where they would otherwise succeed in other places where their skills would suit them. you go to berkeley law school instead of two different law school in the uc system and you fail. whereas you...
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so many people in warren, the third largest city in the state. the auto industry is so important. it has epitomized the growth of the middle class in this country. we need to pay attention to that. it is not true that one party is responsible for the rising debt in this country. the republicans passed bill after bill and never paid for it. we had flirtation with cutting taxes for the very wealthy as well as the middle class. the argument was that that would work, the bush tax cuts, and they would pay for themselves. that did not happen. the republicans never paid for any of this. the debt under president bush grew $3 trillion. i think that is something that is all of our business. host: george in tennessee. caller: hello. how are we doing? guest: i think ok. caller: i am 79 years old. i was a truck driver for 45 years and i worked in construction before that. i have never in my life had to draw unemployment. you can always get a job in the trucking business. i have raised my kids. all three of them are gone now. they pay into social security all the time. they never got a dime. th
so many people in warren, the third largest city in the state. the auto industry is so important. it has epitomized the growth of the middle class in this country. we need to pay attention to that. it is not true that one party is responsible for the rising debt in this country. the republicans passed bill after bill and never paid for it. we had flirtation with cutting taxes for the very wealthy as well as the middle class. the argument was that that would work, the bush tax cuts, and they...
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the city of boston -- the city of austin has 1/10 that a baltimore. in light of the evidence, what empirical data supports your contention that restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens to possess firearms would decrease crime rather than making people more vulnerable to violent criminals. >> we know that nearly 2 million gun purchases were stopped from obtaining their firearms since 1994-2009. senator, i would say that your statistics would be much greater in homicides. what is often missed is the medical intervention and takes place today from the emt in the field to shock trauma. that would be much higher. i am here today representing nine major police executive leadership organizations. for the sake of time, i will not read all of those. they are a matter of record the problem. in areas like baltimore, new york, chicago with some of the toughest gun regulations and laws in the nation is outside weapons coming in. it is about the background check problem. it is about the acquisition of these firearms outside the normal firearms licensed dealer
the city of boston -- the city of austin has 1/10 that a baltimore. in light of the evidence, what empirical data supports your contention that restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens to possess firearms would decrease crime rather than making people more vulnerable to violent criminals. >> we know that nearly 2 million gun purchases were stopped from obtaining their firearms since 1994-2009. senator, i would say that your statistics would be much greater in homicides. what is...
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representatives from the major cities chief association and the major county sheriff's association will participate in the morning meeting as well as vice president joe biden, attorney general eric holder, and department of homeland security head of janet napolitano. clashes between police and demonstrators continued in egypt today despite an emergency declaration from the new president. riot police fired tear gas in central cairo where more than 50 people have been killed the unrest which was sparked on saturday by a court conviction and death sentence for 21 defendants involved in a mass soccer riots. as french and malian forces are on the move, a manuscript -- and islamic script has been lost. ground forces backed by french helicopters and paratroopers are working their way toward the city. at 2:30 p.m. eastern time today, a bipartisan group of senators will make an announcement on immigration deal. the group includes centers schumer, menendez, senator gramm and senator flight. those are some of the latest headlines on cspan radio. >> have create platform -- we have created a platfor
representatives from the major cities chief association and the major county sheriff's association will participate in the morning meeting as well as vice president joe biden, attorney general eric holder, and department of homeland security head of janet napolitano. clashes between police and demonstrators continued in egypt today despite an emergency declaration from the new president. riot police fired tear gas in central cairo where more than 50 people have been killed the unrest which was...
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. >> the next caller is from union city, ohio, a democrat. [indiscernible] >> we are one nation together here and we all need to pull together and work together as one country. we need to come up with a solution, the poor, the rich, and the middle-class. we are all one nation under god and we need to come together. >> another tweak that has come out. so if the rules committee does anything, then the house can still vote on any legislative action tonight. more tweets, this is from adrian. and this is from michael. paul, plano, texas, republican. >> first-time caller. there has only been one person not hurt in the last hour or so that is really qualified to comment on this bill, and that was the 14-year-old. it would be nice if your screeners would ask each person calling it they would draft the bill. >> that 14-year-old was pretty impressive. i enjoyed talking to him. >> it was succinct and did a good job. >> have you been watching this all day? >> no. >> just sitting in tonight? >> i.t. and then about a half- hour before you interviewed the y
. >> the next caller is from union city, ohio, a democrat. [indiscernible] >> we are one nation together here and we all need to pull together and work together as one country. we need to come up with a solution, the poor, the rich, and the middle-class. we are all one nation under god and we need to come together. >> another tweak that has come out. so if the rules committee does anything, then the house can still vote on any legislative action tonight. more tweets, this is...